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Date of these obituaries: 09-29-2000
Joseph Matracia, 69, was A-1 business, family man
Joseph Matracia was a successful businessman who found plenty of time for family and friends.
Mr. Matracia, 69, the former owner of A-1 Liquors and Matracia Produce in Covington, died Wednesday at his home in Lakeside Park.
Born in Covington and raised in Fort Mitchell, Mr. Matracia grew up in the produce business. Many of his friends also were in the business.
In the 1970s, he opened A-1 Liquors on Fourth Street, which for years was one of the city's biggest liquor stores, and closed his wholesale produce business a few years later. After almost two decades, he also sold the liquor store. A Taco Bell now sits where the liquor store operated.
He was a hard worker who loved to work in the yard or his gardens after he retired, said his son, Vincent Matracia of Fort Mitchell.
Working in the public for so many years, Mr. Matracia created a diverse group of friends, his son said.
"He was loved by everybody," Vincent Matracia said. "He touched so many people, it was unbelieveable."
Mr. Matracia was a witty man who had a large group of close friends, his son said. He loved to spend time with his grandchildren and was always there for his family and friends.
"He was one of those people you could always go to," his son said. "It didn't matter what kind of mood he was in; he made you smile."
Other survivors include his wife, Marie Collins Matracia; sons, Joseph Matracia Jr. of Florence and David Matracia of Taylor Mill; a daughter, Annette Gabbard of Crestview Hills, and eight grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be said at 10 a.m. Saturday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, Pancreatic Cancer Research, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
William Fleetwood Beamon, 46, of Indianapolis, formerly of Pendleton County, died Wednesday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Wanda Wilshire Black, 75, of Newport, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a son, Joseph Michael Black of Newport; sisters, Jean Richmond of Bromley, Tevis Sorrell of Alexandria, Georgia Brumfield of Bellevue and Laura Reenan of Covington.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Emma J. Neal Blunt, 75, of Lakeside Park, died Wednesday at her home. She was a waitress with Pompilio's in Newport and B&G; Restaurant, Cincinnati, and a member of Fraternal Order of Police Auxiliary, Newport. Her husband, Ronald Blunt, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Jeannina "Kay" Schoettle of Lakeside Park; sisters, Glenda Baker of Peoria, Ariz., Ruth Ann Chrisman of Cincinnati and Alene Hamm of Fort Leavenworth, Kan.; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Ronald McDonald House, 506 Alexander Ave., Durham, N.C. 27705. Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue, is handling arrangements.
Keith Brockman Sr., 71, of Latonia, died Thursday at his residence.
Arrangements are pending at Swindler & Currin Funeral Home, Latonia.
William A. Burkhouse, 50, of Burlington, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a realtor with ReMax Affiliates in Fort Mitchell and a member of the Gideons.
Survivors include his wife, Gail Burkhouse; a son, Eric Burkhouse of Holland, Texas; a daughter, Rachel Burkhouse of Holland; a stepdaughter, Amanda Napier of Burlington; his father, Walter Burkhouse of New Bedford, Pa.; brothers, Charles Burkhouse and Wilbur Burkhouse, both of the state of California; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Florence Baptist Temple Building Fund, 1896 Florence Pike, Burlington, Ky. 41005.
Mattie Lee Cooper Colliver, 88, of Melbourne, died at 5 a.m. Thursday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport. She was a homemaker and a member of Oakland United Methodist Church, Melbourne. She was a also a volunteer with Veterans Administration Nursing Home in Fort Thomas. Her husband, William Raymond Colliver, died in 1984.
Survivors include daughters, Deborah Sue Schmidt and Darlene Hall, both of Alexandria; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Oakland United Methodist Church, P. O. Box 193, Melbourne, Ky. 41059.
Orman Wilhoit Conrad Sr., 85, of Falmouth, died Wednesday at his home. He was a retired farmer and a charter member and deacon with Trinity Southern Baptist Church, Falmouth.
Survivors include his wife, Alice Allender Conrad; sons, O. W. Conrad and Dale Conrad, both of Falmouth, and John Conrad of Manila, Philippines; brothers, Allen Conrad of Florence and Louis Conrad Jr. of Winter Haven, Fla.; sisters, Louise Ball of California and Mildred Anderson of Pembroke; 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Trinity Southern Baptist Church, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight, and 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at the church. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth. Memorials suggested to Trinity Southern Baptist Church, 309 E. Shelby St., Falmouth, Ky. 41040. Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth, handling arrangements.
Shirley Owens Cutlip, 33, of Falmouth died Thursday at University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington.
Arrangements are pending at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Thelma Faye Turner Frakes, 77, of Erlanger, formerly of Butler, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Maurice Frederick Greifenkamp, 71, of Loveland, Ohio, died at noon Wednesday at his home. He was a tool and die maker with the Ford Motor Co., Cincinnati, and a member of the United Auto Workers and Catholic Order of Foresters.
Survivors include his wife, Linda Greifenkamp; a daughter, Anne Greifenkamp; sons, Mark Greifenkamp, Tom Greifenkamp, Sean Greifenkamp and Scott Greifenkamp; and two grandsons.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Bernard Church, Dayton. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Christian Appalachian Project, 322 Crab Orchard St., Lancaster, Ky. 40446. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Dayton, is handling arrangements.
Gladys Rebecca Marie Klopp, 98, of Petersburg, died Tuesday at Florence Park Care Center. She was a homemaker and a member of Petersburg Christian Church. She was a member of Petersburg Homemakers, Petersburg Senior Citizens, Boone County 4-H and the Utopia Club.
Survivors include a stepbrother, Walter "Hub" Kirkpatrick of Erlanger; a niece, Agnes Scott of Belleview; and a nephew, Don Klopp of Petersburg.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Petersburg Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Petersburg Christian Church, 6561 Tanner St., Petersburg, Ky. 41080. Memorials are suggested to Petersburg Christian Church, Petersburg, Ky. 41080.
Albert "Barry" Norman, 61, of Covington, died at 5:15 a.m. Thursday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was an office manager with Rhinestahl Corp. and a member of the Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati sports halls of fame.
Survivors include sons, Dale Norman of Independence and Deron Norman of Lexington; a daughter, Barrie Lynne Hubbard of West Chester, Ohio; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Earl Osborne Jr., 71, of Owenton, died at 12:45 p.m. Wednesday at Owen County Hospital, Owenton. He was an employee of the Cincinnati Stock Yards and a member of Stonewall Baptist Church.
Survivors include brothers, Franklin Osborne of Burlington, Kenneth Osborne and Charles Osborne, both of Owenton, and Dave Osborne of Erlanger; and sisters, Marie Gaines and Mary Herzner, both of Owenton.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to Owen County Hospital, 326 Roland Ave., Owenton, Ky. 40359.
Jean A. Pence, 72, of Dry Ridge, died at 6:15 a.m. Thursday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a retired sergeant first class in the U.S. Army, and a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars.
Survivors include his wife, Jeannie Wentworth Pence; daughters, Janet Conrad of Dry Ridge, Sharon Cox of Lexington and Mary Pence of Piner; a son, John Pence of Orlando, Fla.; and brother, Cecil Pence of Walton.
Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Lexington.
Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 721 W. Main St., Louisville, Ky. 40202.
Hazel Leann Batchelor Stewart, 62, of Florence, died Thursday at Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence. She was a homemaker and a member of Belleview Church of Christ.
A daughter, Jenny Lynn Stewart, died in 1962.
Survivors include a daugh ter, Janis M. Stewart of Frankfort; a sister, Mary Denniston of Belleview; nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Belleview Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Medical Center South Cancer Care Center, Attn: Kathy Jennings, 1 Medical Village Drive, Edgewood, Ky. 41017; or Belleview Church of Christ, Belleview, Ky. 41005.
Nerva Ellen Tucker, 88, of Florence, died Wednesday at her home. She was a former clerk with J.J. Newberry department store in Cincinnati and a member of Green Grove Baptist Church. Her husband, Eli Tucker, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Noah Tucker of Morrow, Ohio, Dude Tucker of Fort Mitchell and Gary L. Tucker of West Chester, Ohio; daughters, Ruby Quimby of Jackson, Miss., Nora Miller of Lawrenceburg, Ind., Belle Thompson and Ann Wong, both of Cincinnati, Lorita Mize of Independence; a brother, David Owens of Dayton, Ohio; sisters, Nora Massey of Somerset, Evelyn Keith of Whitley City and Christine Meredith of Dunreith, Ind.; 22 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Hickman Strunk Funeral Home, Whitley City. Visitation will be after 6 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Nevelsville Cemetery, Parkers Lake. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014; or Green Grove Baptist Church, Whitley City, Ky. 42653.
Larry Allen Wachter Sr., 49, of Cynthiana, died Wednesday at Hospice Care Center, Lexington. He was an employee of Grede Perm Cast.
Survivors include his wife, Kelly Sosbe Wachter; sons, Larry Allen Wachter Jr. of Harrison County and Joseph Nathaniel Dennis of Wilmington, Ohio; daughters, Angela Ritchie of Georgetown and April Dawn Wachter of Richmond; a stepson, Dustin Sellers of Harrison County; a stepdaughter, Hayley Perkins of Harrison County; brothers, Mike Wachter and Jody Wachter, both of Harrison County; a sister, Barbara Florence of Harrison County; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 508 E. Pike St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031.
Alice Jane Walker, 78, of Erlanger, died Wednesday at her home. She was a homemaker and an owner of a Marathon gas station in Erlanger. Her husband, George T. Walker, died in 1988.
Survivors include a daughter, Kimberly Walker Bourke of Erlanger; one step-granddaughter and four step-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Highland cemetery Chapel, Fort Mitchell. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Association, 644 Linn St., Suite 1026, Cincinnati, Ohio 45203; or Highland cemetery Perpetual Care Fund, 2167 Dixie Highway, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
John Jay "J. B." Walls, 57, of Melbourne, died Wednesday at his home. He was a carpenter with Carpenters Union Local No. 698 and Ohio Valley Carpenters and a farmer, and an owner of J. B. Walls Construction Co. He was a member of Silver Grove Christian Church; Bob White's Sportsmen Club; Lloyd Area Skeet Club in Crittenden; and the National Rifle Association.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia Rhein Walls; his parents, James B. and Betty Walls of Fort Thomas; a son, Matthew Walls of Fort Thomas; sisters Phyllis Juett of Cincinnati and Joyce Palasz of Atlanta; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Silver Grove Christian Church, 122 W. Second St., Silver Grove, Ky. 41085; Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; or Barrett Center for Cancer, 234 Goodman Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
